Here’s my early file to the Globe on this. Stay tuned for more.
Early story on Judy Rogers’ dismissal
December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments
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The official press release from city hall re Judy Rogers/Penny Ballem
December 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
And I’ll have a story on the Globe and Mail’s website shortly about my interviews with Gregor Robertson and Judy Rogers. Mayor and Council Members Announce New City Manager Mayor Gregor Robertson today announced that Dr. Penny Ballem will join the City of Vancouver as City Manager, taking over from Judy Rogers, who has served […]
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The Judy Rogers rumour mill
December 8th, 2008 · 14 Comments
It feels wrong to cover civic politics in Vancouver these days without mentioning that someone somewhere, at least once an hour, claims to have inside information that city manager Judy Rogers is going to be canned by the incoming crew. Some of the rumours seem to have originated in the city works yard and then […]
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Temp communications guy for Gregor: Former Mike Harcourt aide
December 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments
It’s always so thrilling for us media types to find out who the new administration is going to bring in as support staff. The only thing that’s possibly more fun is looking at poll-by-poll data of elections going back 30 years. Anyway, Gregor Robertson’s team seems to be unusually reluctant to make any permanent appointments […]
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The Mayor Sam Sullivan non-roast roast
December 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments
It was a strange event, befitting a strange term of government. And the tribute to Mayor Sam Sullivan, attended by about 400 in a banquet room at the Westin Bayshore, also felt kind of sad. Although several people said many nice things about Sam, mostly about his personal courage in overcoming his disability, the ashes […]
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Everyone at Vancouver city hall waiting with bated breath
November 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments
So little time, so many questions to answer for the incoming Vision team. As you can imagine, people inside and outside city hall are in a tizzy of wondering what that Vision team is going to do on any number of fronts. I couldn’t possibly go into all the permutations but here’s a brief rundown […]
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The unsurprising resignation of Estelle Lo
November 17th, 2008 · 22 Comments
This just in from the emails at city hall, messages from both city manager Judy Rogers and Estelle Lo about the chief financial officer’s resignation. From: Lo, Estelle To: Sullivan, Sam; Anton, Suzanne; Ball, Elizabeth; Cadman, David; Capri, Kim; Chow, George; Deal, Heather; Ladner, Peter; Lee, B.C.; Louie, Raymond; Stevenson, Tim Cc: Hurford, David Sent: […]
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The Bonfire of the Olympics continues: The Raymond Louie chapter
November 14th, 2008 · 11 Comments
Okay, people, this may be a little incoherent because I’ve had a few glasses of wine — it’s all you can do under these conditions. But, really, aren’t you finding this Olympic-loan, hunt-for-the-leaker saga is all really like a Tom Wolfe novel? We have the mass media in full hyena mode (I’m one of them, […]
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What happens after Nov. 15 when the smoke clears
November 10th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Everyone is focused on this Saturday. But given the turn that this campaign has taken in the last few days, victory is not going to be simple if Vision wins on the basis of public uproar over the $100-million loan to the Olympic village builders. Nope, the city’s troubles — and Vision’s — will only […]
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The ticker-tape on the Olympic village loan story
November 8th, 2008 · 10 Comments
Hey all, Sorry I disappeared but it’s been a crazy few days and almost impossible to keep up with events as they unroll unless you pretty much type non-stop, which tragically leaves no time to actually interview anyone or get any facts. While some people may prefer to operate that way, I don’t. It was […]
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